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WHY I WILL NOT BE BUYING THE SIMS 4! (maybe…)

If you are not interested in The Sims details and such, this post is probably not for you! Unless you want to witness me go bat shit crazy of course.

I’ve mentioned a couple of times on here that I like to play The Sims occasionally, and when I say occasionally, I mean a lot. I didn’t really buy into The Sims 3 as I already had quite a few of The Sims 2 expansions and I didn’t want to invest more money in the game. I knew that if I bought the base game I’d end up buying expansion packs and things would get expensive.

After a couple of years however I went ahead and bought a preowned Sims 3 just out of curiosity, and while there was some features I didn’t like, you can’t really beat the Create A Sim. I was very restrained and didn’t buy into the expansions, but that’s mainly because I knew Sims 4 was imminent. After watching videos and reading articles online that told you all about how advanced the new Create A Sim was going to be and all the new building features I got really excited and I’ve been counting down until it’s finally released. I knew it was going to be quite pricey but, again, I vowed not to delve into expansion packs.

And then about a month ago, more information came my way. It’s safe to say I’m now questioning buying Sims 4. What a load of crap. I was a bit miffed when I found out there was only 5 houses in each neighbourhood and that the whole land was flat (no hills, holes or ponds), and then I saw the following list of things that have been cut:

32-bit executable – TS4 is not 64-bit, and cannot access more than 4GB of RAM. If you have more than 4GB then you are crippled.

Fewer traits in CAS (more traits must be unlocked/earned in-game)

Incompatible Simpoint currency – Sims 3 Store Simpoints do not work with TS4

LIKELY TRUE YET STILL UNCONFIRMED:

No cashiers

No Create a World

No exterminator

No swings

Premium Membership is REQUIRED to get certain sets on release day or at all

No inheritance

No interests

No magazines

No pinball machines

No way to water flower beds/bushes

No family trees

I found the lists here and I highlighted the ones that bother me most in bold.

IT’S NOT EVEN THE SIMS ANYMORE. No toddlers?! No pools?! There’s so many restrictions and good features cut! I’m so disappointed. They said that there was no way that they could include all these features because of new systems and stuff they’ve used but this is 2014 – how is that possible?! And how is seasons and pets not included in a base game at the point! I know every company is out to make money, but this is going too far.

The Sims has been absolutely butchered. I’ll probably buy into Sims 3 now and get a few of the expansion packs. Is Sims 4 really worth the money when all I want is CAS? I’ve been playing Sims since I was 11 years old. I can’t even begin to tell you how truly let down I am.